Amsterdam’s Angel Island launches revamped third edition

Driving meaningful startup-investor collaboration

Finding people to invest in your business can be one of the biggest challenges for any startup. But with the launch of the Pan-European Venture Capital Funds-of-Funds initiative, designed to boost venture capital investment into Europe’s innovative startups, the amount of available funding for startups and scale-ups is expected to double in the coming years. So money clearly isn’t the problem – it’s getting it that is. But the secret to raising investments is not just about availability of money but surrounding yourself with the right people. This is where Angel Island comes in.

Kickstarted by initiatives such as StartupAmsterdam and StartupDelta, the one-day event on 26 September 2018disrupts how entrepreneurs, investors and their surrounding ecosystems come together. This edition will bring together 350 investors (angel and venture capitalists), 150 entrepreneurs (startups, scale-ups and champions) and 100 original thinkers, all to spark meaningful collaborations and help industries evolve. Oh, and the event takes place on the fortified Pampus Island, just outside Amsterdam.

According to Constantijn van Oranje of StartupDelta, “Angel Island is a unique experience. Sail, meet, connect, build businesses and have fun with the most remarkable people. Enjoy the best of Amsterdam!”

What to expect at Angel Island 2018

This year’s Angel Island event will be bigger and bring on board curated entrepreneurs and their hand-picked dream guests, including investors, influencers, mentors and clients. Ton van ‘t Noordende, CEO of 01 Ventures and founder of Angel Island, explains the updated concept: “This year we’re working towards a framework that will enable the founders on a whole new level, not just funding related. We ask the founders who they would most want to meet and then we will do our best to bring those people to the island.”

Although it’s an invite-only event, founders, investors and influencers can request an invite on the Angel Island website. Go on then, get yours!

About us

SCALE (the Startup Cities Alliance) is a collaborative force of global cities (SCALE.CITIES) represented by their public ecosystem builders, who work together on strengthening local startup ecosystems through sharing their networks (‘peers’) and learnings (‘experiences, insights and best practices’). SCALE.CITIES are cities coordinating and deploying strategies to allow both their local and global ecosystems to grow.